Venteon is currently seeking an Engineering Manager - Trim to fill an opening with a company located in Plymouth, MI. ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY Lead trim product development for a seating business unit. Manage teams covering program management, quality, manufacturing, and lab work. Opportunity to mentor and train engineering teams. Full-time, direct hire position with advancement potential. Work in a high-performing environment with a focus on automotive seat trim. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Leading trim product development for seating business units. Conducting trim design reviews and open issues meetings. Ensuring trim best practices and processes are applied appropriately. Reviewing and ensuring that DFMEAs are completed/updated prior to release of tooling, and that all high RPNs have been designed out or have a corrective action plan. Designing trim patterns aligned with the trim, foam interface template and following Design for Assembly guidelines. Maintaining strong working knowledge of trim cover construction processes. Coaching principles of 2D pattern design using manual patterns, Optitex 2D CAD tools, and Lectra as appropriate. Providing engineering solutions based on data-driven problem solving and application of the Basic Engineering Process (BEP). WHAT IS REQUIRED Minimum 5 years of seat trim experience. Bachelor s degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or similar degree. Proven ability to mentor and train teams of engineers. Experience launching automotive programs. Strong working knowledge of trim cover construction processes. Qualified candidates MUST have seat trim experience (not interior trim). If you are a high performer and would like to work for an equally high performing company and you think the above opportunity is appropriate for you, we invite you to submit your resume in Microsoft Word format to BRay@Venteon.com We treat all resumes with strict confidentiality. We will always contact you first before submitting your resume to our client(s) for review. If you do not receive correspondence, you are not a fit for this position. At Venteon our talent acquisition team is proud to provide our clients with the most qualified Accounting & Finance, Engineering, IT and Administrative talent in the industry today. #VEN1